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Day #558. As we reach the end of the month here is a random snapshot of some of what we covered in November. What did you miss?
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Day #557. It's sketchy Friday. We've got sketches. First up... Marathon Kindergarten. A humorous take on the lowest difficulty level in Marathon by y-mirata from Japan.  Marathon Kindergarten by y-mirata on DeviantArt. June 18, 2017. Accordingly to Bungie (in the Marathon manual page 9): Spazeroids should play on an easy level, Vidmasters play at higher levels.Bungie would later distance themselves from this statement so as to not cause offence replacing it with an equally offensive ageist statement in the Marathon 2: Durandal manual page 9: Babyboomers should play on an easy level, Generation X'ers play at higher levels.Fortunately it was 90s and nobody gave a hoot!  HUCK (artist unknown) posted by Spaceface McGee on Marathon Discord. March 12, 2019. Up next... Marathon sketch on paper by Atom95.  Marathon sketch by Atom95 on DeviantArt. October 2, 2015. Atom95 would go to use the Marathon marine sketch in his artwork.  Marathon wallpaper by Atom95 on DeviantArt. December 20, 2014. Last up... Marathon weapon redesigns by ninboy01.  0110100001100100000110100010000111101110 by ninboy01 on DeviantArt. April 20, 2013. ninboy01 writes: Welcome to my MARATHON Trilogy redesigns. Marathon is a little known FPS IP created by Bungie long before Halo came on the scene. Yet, I felt compelled to bring these fossils back to life. I didn't even have to go to Cinnabar Island to do it. (Pokemon joke. Cough, cough)ninboy01 would later add: and if you translated that binary...Now that's a sketchy story. Happy sketchy Friday. Stay sketchy. |
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Day #556. Memento Mori.  Memento_Mori by y-mirata on DeviantArt. June 17, 2017. This humorist piece is by y-mirata from Japan. Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning 'remember that you must die'. The inevitability of death. It is a common theme in art and is frequently depicted as a skull or other symbols such as hour glasses, dying flowers, rotting fruit, or guttering candles. Such images and themes can be found throughout the Marathon Trilogy. Some are obvious.
Some are not. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find them all. This tape will self-destruct in seven seconds.  Poenas dare.  Bigtime by TychoVII on DeviantArt. December 22, 2007. |
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Day #555. Nurf (@MyNameIsNurf) on X writes: *Checks mag*
MIDA graffiti?
Well not exactly. These are London post codes in stylised fonts by London-based graphic designer Nigel Cottier (aka process.pattern) on Instagram. But some of his work would not be out of place in a Marathon ARG however. MIDA grafitti at the Venice Beach Art Walls (the Marathon ARG Real World Location): MIDA grafitti at the Venice Art Walls by Jon Goff on Instagram. May 25, 2024. What happened to the MIDA graffiti? On June 25, 2023, a month after the Marathon ARG, Jon Goff (Narrative Lead on Marathon) posted what was left of the MIDA grafitti as other public art encroached.  Photograph courtesy of Jon Goff on Instagram. June 25, 2023 Jon wrote: Out @theveniceartwalls the lingering fire of a futuristic revolution remains, joined by the vibrant expressions of modern storytellers/artists/chroniclers. MIDA cannot rise because MIDA was always here. MIDA cannot fall because MIDA will always be.A fitting epitaph for the MIDA grafitti at the Venice Art Walls. |
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Day #554. And now for something completely different. Marathon 2: Durandal (1995) Gameplay. Marathon 2: Durandal (1995) Gameplay by Pro-Ship of Theseus (@severeerror52) on x.com. July 14, 2024. Made me chuckle anyway. This satire on Marathon 2 underwater fighting is by Pro-Ship of Theseus (@severeerror52) on X. A self-declared... slightly moronic smart-ass... who hails from Scotland. Thankfully Marathon Infinity put an end to underwater slugfests by giving us the KKV 10mm SMG Flechette.  Marathon by John Wallin Liberto. circa 2002. Oddly the Marathon Infinity manual does not say that the Flechette can fire underwater. On the back of the Marathon Infinity box there is a screenshot of the Flechette being fired underwater.  Marathon Infinity box (back) Here is a larger version of the official screenshot used on the Infinity box.  Then again the Marathon 2: Durandal box had a similar screenshot.  Marathon 2: Durandal box (front) Here is a larger version of the official screenshot used on the Marathon 2 box.  However firing the Zeus Class Fusion Pistol underwater didn't work out so well in Marathon 2. Question 11 of the Marathon 101 Competition asked:  Q11. During Marathon Infinity's development Double Aught requested that the second trigger on the SMG turn the player's hand 90 degrees so you could shoot "gangsta-style". Who was reported to have vetoed this request? Choose the correct one. (5 marks) 1. Jason Jones  Ultra Marathon by The Count of S (@TheCountofS) on x.com. June 30, 2023. Keep fighting. Keep punching. |
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Day #553. _YOU,ARE… _[NOT] WELCOME… _HERE… _IN,THIS… _BODY/WORLD/MOMENT… _AND,BEYOND… _YOU,WILL,FIND… _[CORRUPTION] _RUN,PLEASE…[RUN] _[ITHTAWITHTAWITHTAW] _…  Marathon Runner by Marcin Karas (@trajektoria00) on x.com. October 28, 2024. The above artwork is by Marcin Karas (@trajektoria00), concept designer and illustrator from Cracow in Poland. Marcin writes: I am extremely curious about the upcoming Marathon, the information is scarce, but the trailer still visually sits in my head and does not let me forget.Hey, join the club. This is day #553. Back on Day #401. we featured the artwork of Kejun Wang which bore a striking resemblance to the Marathon aesthetic. Now his ArtStation page identifies him as a Senior Concept Artist at Bungie. He also recently posted the following piece of artwork.  Stylized Characters by Kejun Wang on x.com. November 23, 2024. |
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Day #552. The Marathon (and Destiny too) mousepad.  Marathon mousepad by Miss (@mislead) on x.com. August 31, 2024. Thanks to Miss (@mislead) on X for posting a pic of her recent charity tournament prize from the Bungie Foundation (@BungieLove). This XL size gaming mousepad is just the ticket for those wanting that edge in Marathon. Gaming mousepads improve mouse tracking and reduce unwanted surface friction, which causes inconsistent movement and drag to slow you down and create erratic response. Glide (and kill) with ease on a Marathon (and Destiny too) mousepad. The image on the mousepad is from the Marathon (and Destiny too) poster by Oliver Barrett.  Destiny2/Marathon poster by Oliver Barrett on Instagram. April 28, 2024. We featured this back on April 30, 2024. Staying on the theme of Marathon (as we do), Tempo (@TempoMotions) a freelance Motion designer in Canada gives us... SPCTR. SPCTR by Tempo (@TempoMotions) on x.com. November 13, 2024. Inspired by the Marathon announcement trailer and created using Blender and After Effects this is Tempo's first 3D short film. Explaining the film Tempo writes: I treated it like their next lore entry. Got lore?
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Day #551. Happy Marathon Demo day.  Yes folks, on this day 30 years ago Tuncer Deniz (Inside Mac Games) uploaded the Marathon Demo v0.0 to AOL and announced to the waiting throng on comp.sys.mac.games... MARATHON DEMO RELEASED Marathon fans grabbed their CyberMaxx VR Headsets and entered the Bungieverse.  Jason Jones. MacFormat. Issue 20. January 1995. Marathon Soyjak stolen from @SIRDOBLEDAS. Now if you are wondering why you are not playing Marathon with a VR headset then you are obviously in a failed timeline. Get you ass back to Electric Sheep and choose the right path. Want to know more about the Marathon Demo v0.0 on this day of days? Then check out the Marathon Demo v0.0 section. Find out about jumping BoBs, no blaspheming Hulks, and the voices in the piller! Want to read the Marathon Demo v0.0 terminals in all their original glory? Then check out the Marathon Demo v0.0 terminals section. Want to play the Marathon Demo v0.0 using a CyberMaxx VR Headset?  It's only been 30 years. How hard can it be? Happy Marathon Demo day.
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Day #550. It's sketchy Friday. We've got sketches. First up... risdio51 (@risdio51) on tumblr writes: my understanding of marathon lore.  my understanding of marathon lore by risdio51 (@risdio51) on tumblr. May 31, 2023. I think he's got it! When the voices won't stop.  SPNKR by durandal-1707 (@durandal-1707) on tumblr. August 20, 2023. The above sketch is by durandal-1707 (@durandal-1707) on tumblr and is entitled... SPNKR. SPNKR is the punch line to a joke by Christopher Barrett (former Marathon Director).  Christopher Barrett on the Marathon Dating Discord [really late at night] Seasoned readers of the Story page will remember this one and know where to look for the... tru7h. But I digress. An oldie but a goldie from Shogoki's Bob Pictures collection from around the turn of the century.  I'm Not Assimilated by Shogoki. From his Bob Pictures collection. circa 2000. Staying with the theme of the assimilated... Boltstriker on DeviantArt gives us Marathon Bobs sketchified.  Marathon_Bobs_sketchified by Boltstriker on DeviantArt. July 25, 2006. And the final colored version.  Marathon_Bobs_colored by Boltstriker on DeviantArt. July 25, 2006. Boltstriker writes: More Marathon (woo fanart phase). Bobs! Don't make me explain Simulacrums again. They're explosive cyborgs that look like people. k.Now that's a sketchy story. Happy sketchy Friday. Stay sketchy. |
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Day #549. Happy Marathon 2: Durandal shipping day! 
Yes folks! On this day 29 years ago Marathon 2:Durandal shipped. Cyberian Outpost posted that they had just received copies and were shipping (November 21, 1995). Just in time for Thanksgiving. Officially it wasn't suppose to be released until November 30, 1995 but as fate would have it the boxes were done this time. Indeed the first Marathon 2 box rolled off the production line on November 10, 1995 and was auctioned off in Bungie's Marathon 2 Charity Auction for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  The highest bid in the Marathon 2 Charity Auction was $612 and the bidder was Michio Hashimoto (aka Miha) from Japan.  Miha was one of the earliest Vidmaster's to embrace the challenge set down by Jason Jones in January 1995 to complete all of the game's levels on Total Carnage starting with only the pistol and x1 health (via Command-Option Begin Game). He also created the Marathon Comic in both Japanese and English.  Michio Hashimoto (aka Miha). The Marathon Comic. 1995. Print-outs from the comic adorned the walls of the Bungie office according to Doug Zartman (former Bungie PR Director).
But he is probably best known for the Japanese version of the Marathon Infinity Strategy Guide. It came bundled with the game in Japan.   What happens in Marathon Infinity? Part of the translated text on the cover of the Marathon Infinity Strategy Guide reads: This will surely solve the mystery!The Guide also came with a CD of exclusive content.  You see... Marathon is... Big In Japan. Today's news was sponsored by the Marathon's Story page (Toyko, Japan).  |
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Day #548. Why play Marathon? Or more precisely... Why not [?play] MARATHON.  Why not [?play] MARATHON by recursivetransformarray on tumblr. August 24, 2024. recursivetransformarray (@recursivetransformarray) on tumblr gives us a graphic answer to the perennial question... Why not [?play] MARATHON. recursivetransformarray writes: originally made because I couldn't articulate a good way to rec beyond urhghhhhghuthgh ai drama big lore metatext goodTicks all the boxes! Why not [?play] MARATHON. In other news... Soul ( @Soul_ant19) on X gives up two more in his Halo/Marathon crossover pics. I like to call these his baseball card series.
on Marathon Discord. November 8 and 17, 2024. Of course the question you should be asking is... am I missing any in the Soul baseball card series? |
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Day #547. Back on Friday we featured the following artwork and asked who was the artist and was there a larger version?  Now thanks to President People in a Story forum post we have some answers and a final colored version of the artwork. The artist is Noah Summers (aka NES 1138, aka JohnDoe). The artwork was originally linked on DeviantArt back in 2008 but is now gone. Concerning the artwork Noah wrote in a Phforums post: ...here is the Marathon Man, in all of his penciled glory. In keeping with Craig Mullins' tradition of non-existent weaponry, he is holding a Halo-Marathon Assault Rifle hybrid. I actually like how that came out enough that I'm going to recreate it in 3D (just the gun).Noah went on to say that his artwork was featured in GameInformer "God of War III" issue Reader Art section President People tracked down the issue and the Reader Art section.  Game Informer. Issue 191. March 2009. Page 18. Source. Here is Noah's artwork from Game Informer courtesy of President People.  Interesting to note that Noah had been working on another Marathon piece that evoked memories of the maze area on Arrival where you encounter Compilers for the first time.  Compiler WIP by Noah Summers (aka JohnDoe, aka NES 1138) in a Phforums post. December 6, 2008. Concerning the artwork Noah wrote: Here's a sketch of a new artwork, in which the player (viewer) will be looking around the corner at a compiler. I hope to embody in this that shaking fear that took you when you first stumbled upon one of these guys... and it turned around.It's unclear if this piece was every finished. The location of this image is most likely here (circled in yellow). A place... Where Some Rarely Go.  Terminal and Compiler location on Arrival using Pfhorte 1.0d11. April 1995. The maze area on Arrival was created by Greg Kirkpatrick. Because Noah was playing M1A1 the wall textures are different from the original version of Marathon. The Marathon's Story page recording the past... since 1995. |
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Day #546. They're back! Marathon Furries. Hernán Trevilla E (aka cybertrevil) on DeviantArt gives us Neonahualt Marafon.  Neonahualt Marafon by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. November 16, 2024. A lot of fun details in this image. Check out the terminal text. NuMarathon is going to cost you with teleportation fees like that. Hernán Trevilla E is a Mexican graphic illustrator and the creator of the comic Neonáhuatl. We've featured his artwork back on June 13, 2024 Dual wielding SMGs?  Neonáhuatl by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. September 1, 2019. Hernán has also done some traditional Marathon artwork.  Marathon Cyborg marine by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. July 8, 2018. And...  M.A.D.D. by cybertrevil on DeviantArt. January 12, 2019. Hoping to see more Neonahualt Marafon in the future.  |
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Day #545. And now back to Marathon. For those waiting for Marathon and tired of watching the Marathon Announcement trailer over... and over again... Marathon Inspired Soundtrack by Native Ones on YouTube. June 2, 2023. A Marathon inspired soundtrack set to edited scenes from both the Marathon Announcement trailer and the Marathon ViDoc video. It's by IAMCL (@TheChrisLouis) and the Native Ones (@native_ones). This is a professional piece with an intriguing opening that would not be out of place in a John Carpenter film. Read those terminals at your peril.  Someone is going to CROATOAN on your extraction. JUST AS MANY COFFINS AS THERE ARE TOMBSTONES, LTIC.  Marathon Typography - UI Design by Emrenext on ArtStation. 2023. |
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Day #544. You may find this disturbing...  Somewhere in the heavens... They are waiting by no-zero-four (@no-zero-four) on tumblr. November 1, 2024. It's by no-zero-four (@no-zero-four) on tumblr and features Mjolnir Recon 54 with severed arm. The image came with the tag line Somewhere in the heavens... They are waiting. No doubt they are waiting for a... MEDIC. Not My Marathon... I hear you cry! But this is where it gets a little freaky... A few days later no-zero-four (@no-zero-four) gave us this!  Flowers in heaven by no-zero-four (@no-zero-four) on tumblr. November 4, 2024. The piece is entitled Flowers in heaven. Flowers in Heaven is the title of a Marathon music track used only once in the game. Play it while you ponder the meaning of the above image. Nothing more than a simple thorn from a particular flower...  Postscript. Over a year ago we featured artwork by Rythaze (@Rythayze) also entitled... Flowers in heaven.  Flowers in heaven by Rythaze (@Rythayze) x.com. September 8, 2023. And quote again from... The Infernal Machine. Who am I, really? That's the question that every protagonist needs to answer by the end of their story. If your hero hasn't reached some sort of cathartic realization about who they are or what they believe in by the last page, then I'm sorry to inform you, ladies and gents, you have failed your reader. The road you construct for your characters to travel along, it shouldn't be paved, shouldn't be easy. Because finding out who you are never is. |
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Day #543. It's sketchy Friday. We've got sketches. First up... BLAM! vitamin_shot (aka Plastic) on Marathon Discord gives us Mjolnir Recon 54 doing what he does best.
Allows nice to see a work in progress sketch and then the final image. How does Mr. Marathon top up his shields and oxygen? Well Muggy on Marathon Discord shows us in this sketch.  Mr. Marathon by Muggy on Marathon Discord. October 16, 2022. Mr. Marathon keeps an eye out for hostiles while on the juice. Next up... This piece has me perplexed.  Marathon Security (artist unknown) posted by Vinnie1957 on Newgrounds. June 8, 2023. It was posted by Vinnie1957 on Newgrounds but he's not the artist nor is the artist named. More's the pity as it looks like a professional piece and really needs to be bigger than 300 x 300 pixels. It you know the artist or are the artist let me know. Sometimes a picture tells a story... other times the artist does.  Durandal mobile platform by iviin-855 on tumblr. August 31, 2023. iviin-855 (@iviin-855) on tumblr writes: Idea for a mobile platform for durandalNow that's a sketchy story. Happy sketchy Friday. Stay sketchy. |
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Day #542. And now for something completely different... pixel art. Vockwell on Newgrounds writes: Spent a pretty good amount of time playing Bungie's premier 1995 alien murder game. It went mostly like this.  Pfhor Fighters by Vockwell on Newgrounds. August 31, 2024. Made me chuckle. As Popeye would say... That's all I can stands, 'cause I can't stands no more. Staying with the humor this piece by Soul (@Soul_ant19) caught my attention. It's entitled... Catchin' the bus to high charity.  Catchin' the bus to high charity by Soul (@Soul_ant19) on x.com. August 31, 2024. Now this image is begging to be paired with this Marathon piece by AlexB207 (@AlexB207Swag).  Bus Gamer by AlexB207 (@AlexB207Swag) on x.com. July 1, 2024. The bus rolls up to the stop... the door opens. Mjolnir Recon 54 delivers the punch line... Next stop Tau Ceti. Yes, it's a new timeline! Master Chief be like...  |
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Day #541. Alice (@fallenalice_), an artist and animator on X, asks: is this what he looks like?  Durandal_1707 by Alice (@fallenalice_) on x.com. October 7, 2024. Alice goes on to say: Hey! I've been really enjoying the old school Marathon games recently, and I noticed that there is barely any fan art out there!Here are just a few of the fan images of Durandal featured on the Story page.
And of course this version! Durandal gender envy stage rampancy by Juniper Berry (@badmotherhuberd) on tumblr. May 9, 2024. |
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Day #540. Back in October Bungie's Joe Ziegler gave us an update on Marathon's development.  Joe Ziegler. Marathon Developer Update. October 28, 2024. In his video presentation there were a number of images displayed behind him. One was a new version of the UESC Marathon in orbit around Tau Ceti IV. Now Michael Veselovsky (@vsIvsk), a web and graphic designer from Moscow, Russian Federation, has recreated this image giving it the title... Dead Orbit.  Dead Orbit by Michael Veselovsky on x.com. November 6, 2024. The pink moon orbiting Tau Ceti IV is also featured in the concept art created for Bungie by Karakter Design Studio in Germany.  Tau Ceti IV by Karakter Design Studio on x.com. August 17, 2023. The UESC Marathon redesign in the Marathon announcement trailer was by Paul Chadeisson (@PaulC04)  This was based on the concept art by Tom Hicks on ArtStation. Tom's Marathon concept art was removed from ArtStation... but not forgotten.  UESC Marathon example render by Tom Hicks.  UESC Marathon final concept by Tom Hicks. |
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Day #539. Continuing our theme of celebrating Marathon art from around the world we give you... MAPAФOH by Svѧtoslav Konoschyk from Kyiv, Ukraine.  MAPAФOH by Svѧtoslav Konoschyk on ArtStation. 2023. MAPAФOH is Russian for Marathon. Svѧtoslav Konoschyk is on ArtStation and around the same time he did the above image he also did this piece entitled... Unknown.  Unknown by Svѧtoslav Konoschyk on ArtStation. 2023. Definitely getting a NuMarathon vibe from this one even though it is not listed as a Marathon-inspired piece. Staying on the subject of Marathon (as we do) some Destiny fans are so excited about Marathon they are recreating Marathon scenes in Destiny 2 using customisation and that helmet.  Here are just a few. xanafix (@xanafix) writes: Since we are excited for Marathon, we recreated some iconic moments from the trailer in Destiny 2.  Marathon iconic moments by xanafix (@xanafix) on x.com. November 9, 2024. A Destiny fan known only as • (@Xyresic_) gives us... Just Running.  Just Running by • (@Xyresic_) on x.com. November 2, 2024. And this atmospheric piece by nirv (@Nirvous_).  Runner by nirv (@Nirvous_) on x.com. October 31, 2024. Remember these were all done using Destiny's customisation. No big surprise really as Destiny fans have been telling us since the Marathon Announcement trailer last year that Marathon is Destiny so just play Destiny. Marathon Trailer but it's Destiny 2 made by Defolt and Shalby on Youtube. August 18, 2023. Marathon Is Destiny Again. (circumstances are cyclical) |
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Day #538. So you think you're ready to play Marathon Infinity? Eva (@iso_didacta) on X writes: preparing for Marathon Infinity  preparing for Marathon Infinity posted by Eva (@iso_didacta) on x.com. October 21, 2024. But can anyone truly prepare themselves for Marathon Infinity? m00kz (@t3h_m00kz), a self-declared Boomer Shooter enthusiast, recently wrote: bro why did i skip over Marathon Infinity  house of leaves tier insanity posted by m00kz (@t3h_m00kz) on x.com. April 17, 2024. But people are getting it. c-53 (@c-53), a self-declared Marathon fan, wrote: TO THE LIKE 3 PPL WHO TOLD ME MARATHON INFINITY IS LIKE HOUSE OF LEAVES, I GET IT NOW.  Marathon Infinity is like a House of Leaves posted by c-53 (@c-53) on tumblr. June 17, 2023. But what about the Garden of Forking Paths? Greg Kirkpatrick (Bungie Software and Double Aught Software) wrote: ...it's not fair to say that bungie did the m1 and m2 story and that DA did the M:infinity story. They were all done by myself in conjunction with someone else. If you want to lay the blame or credit concerning any of the stories, point your attention at myself. I was the responsible party for the story in all the games. As for the infinity "plot" it was a bit of an experiment in terms of seeing how much people could digest from a complex, hard to follow story. From the results, I would conclude that people like reading stories at about the 5th grade level of complexity. Which is fine. I learned the lesson. We'll forever stay off the Garden of Forking Paths.I leave the last word to YaBoyWata (@ChileanFries) on X. He wrote: The map room in two betrayals is the marathon logo, the MIDA multitool in destiny, HOW THE No 7 IS EVERYWHERE and the fact that a community page has been running for over 20 years trying to understand the game and theories,
What are you reading?  At The Library by captainkupo on tumblr. May 25, 2023. |
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Day #537. And now back to Marathon.  Marathon loadout screen by Elster on Marathon Discord. November 1, 2024. Elster on Marathon Discord writes: A quick concept of what a Marathon's loadout screen could look likeNow the interesting thing about Elster is that she was formerly known as Lorem_Ipsum on Marathon Discord. She rose to fame(?infamy) with this Runner character information card.  Marathon loadout screen by Lorem_Ipsum (now Elster) on Marathon Discord. May 29, 2024. Lorem_Ipsum (now Elster) wrote: The concept art is a placeholder, I'm working on the art with a friend of mine because I can't draw for shite (Yes, that's why the little "Error 404" box is there)Barring a couple of typos this was a nice piece of work. So here's hoping we finally see the real Camille Ashlyn Kuningham in the future. The original image on Marathon Discord weighed in at over 11MBs and is now gone... wiped out... Phhht! Just like that. Only it's not because this is the Story page and this is what we do... since 1995. |
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Day #536. It's sketchy Friday. We've got sketches. First up... SIG gives us this work in progress piece entitled Marathon MIDA.  Marathon MIDA by SIG on Marathon Discord. June 2, 2023. Not sure if this ever got finished or what happened to Marathon MIDA man. Maybe a Traxus Runner caught up with him?  Traxus Runner sketch by Nerdicon Prime (@Nerdicon_) on x.com. June 7, 2023. The above sketch is by Nerdicon Prime (@Nerdicon_) on X and features a Traxus Runner with Fusion Pistol and in the other hand... the thing we do not mention! Bored in class? Alex Blashill (aka AlexB207) was and did this (as you do)!  Marathon sketches in English class by AlexB207 (@AlexB207Swag) on x.com. June 2, 2023. Alex writes: doing english in college is boring! A simple but effective caricature of the Marathon's security officer entitled Mr. Marathon by Thrust_Vectoring_Spitfire. That jaw!  Mr. Marathon by Thrust_Vectoring_Spitfire on Marathon Discord. May 13, 2024. And don't forget the hands. Those strangling hands...  Mjolnir Recon 54 sketch by JPstealthcamel on Marathon Discord. March 31, 2024. JPstealthcamel wrote: ...a 202x redesign for 54. With those hands there just has to be a walk, right? The Marathon Walk.  Happy sketchy Friday. Stay sketchy. |
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Day #535. Q: How do you tell the difference between the good Bobs and the bad ones?A Bungie joke immortalised in green on the map of the Marathon 2 level God Will Sort The Dead... It's a Jason Jones level so what else would you expect. He famously wrote on the Marathon map Bob-B-Q. BOB-JAM? APPLY GRENADES LIBERALLY!!Now Stuffy Junk (@stuffyjunk) on tumblr gives us Frog Blast the Vent Core! Frog blast the vent core! by Stuffy Junk on tumblr. November 5, 2024. A Clint Eastwood 'Go Ahead, Make My Day' animation! Over the years people have tried to capture that Frog Blast the Vent Core moment. One of my favorites is Merciless Marine by Phobos-Romulus (aka Neal D. Anderson brother of Nathan Anderson).  Merciless Marine by Phobos-Romulus on DeviantArt. November 28, 2006. That grin. Epic! Another image is from Shogoki's Bob Pictures collection which date from the turn of the century.  Pseudo Simulacrum by Shogoki. From his Bob Pictures collection. circa 2000. Shogoki wrote: It's usually not a good idea to pretend that you're a simulacrum in front of a marine. We all know what marines do to simulacrums. This is the only drawing on this page that is not completely original. The face is based off of a Kevin Maguire drawing.Oddly, the drawing reminds me of a youthful Joe Staten who took part in Bungie's epic adventure to the mystical Ming Choy. The Ming Choy would later featured in Bungie's 7-Step World Domination Plan. Namely, Step 4: Acquire strangely addictive Chinese food company.  Ling Ling's T-Shirt and Bungie's 7-Step World Domination Plan. July 2000. The rest they say is history! But I digress. To find out more about Frog Blast the Vent Core, its origin, Marathon Bob versus Microsoft Bob, and why it is the punchline to a really dirty joke then check out The origin of Frog Blast The Vent Core (and some other stuff too) section. Because... all those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. |
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Day #534. Run Boy Run...    We interrupt this program... ...to bring you a word from our sponsor, Marathon decals by Zen Cosmos. Zen Cosmos is the name, Marathon is the game.  Marathon decals by Zen Cosmos on Dribble. 2024. Zen Cosmos writes: Cyberpunk | Futuristic | Science Fiction | Industrial - 90+ Hand-Made Vector Elements.Get them before Bungie's legal team get back from their two hour lunch! Remember the name... Zen Cosmos! We've got dealz... Postscript. Sony's legal team don't do lunch.  Lunch is for wimps! Run Boy Run... |
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Day #533. Fusion PowAR!  ZEUS CLASS by databuffer (@databuffer) on tumblr. November 1, 2024. Databuffer (@databuffer) is back and he's packin' Fusion PowAR! He writes: ZEUS CLASS featuring @isodidacta's Mjolnir design.iso_didacta is Eva and we featured her 'Mjolnir design' (a UESC Runner) back on October 24, 2024. Here it is again. 
somewhere in the heavens by Eva (@iso_didacta) on x.com. September 17, 2024.
Eva gave the Security Officer a contemporary look. The Latin in databuffer's image is from Marathon 2: Durandal. But not the Marathon 2: Durandal you know. It's the Xbox version.  "Marathon is quite possibly one of the most discussed and examined First Person Shooters of all time."Why do you think Bungie Inc. are releasing another game called... Marathon? If you are not a Latin scholar then check out the Latin in Marathon 2 section for a translation of the Latin in Marathon Durandal. Or go to a library. At The Library by captainkupo on tumblr. May 25, 2023. Your choice. |
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Day #532. Alex Blashill (AlexB207) on X beat Marathon Infinity and drew a picture to shout about it!  I BEAT MARATHON INFINITY by AlexB207 (@AlexB207Swag) on x.com. November 3, 2024. But does anybody truly beat Marathon Infinity? I mean... you wake up weeks, perhaps months later, staring at the stars and wondering "Where the Hell's my roof?" And you find yourself starting back...  Do androids dream of electric sheep? (Blender render) by 810-Dude (@810_dude) on x.com. September 15, 2021. And the voices in your head scream out... thousands are sailing 
Marathon render by Baguetted on Marathon Discord. March 20, 2024.
I'm back in the hangar again, but now they are all screaming at me.  Marathon Trilogy synopsis by coldgoldlazarus on tumblr. May 25, 2023 Does anybody truly beat Marathon Infinity? Or does Marathon Infinity beat you?  Marathon Infinity by c-53 on tumblr. June 19, 2023 Marathoners Anonymous would like to point out that if you think you have beaten Marathon Infinity there is a seat here for you... beside Alex and Hamish.  |
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This Day in Marathon.
Day #531. A nice Marathon promo pic from SIG on the Marathon Discord.  Marathon promo by SIG on Marathon Discord. May 31, 2023. It dates from shortly after the Marathon announcement hence the original Rocinante Titling font. So... those Tau Ceti artifacts. How many pieces do you need to create a Prime Artifact? Steve Cotton (Creative Director on Marathon). Somewhere In The Heavens - ViDoc. There is always one more piece to get that Prime. The concept art animations for the Somewhere In The Heavens - ViDoc were created by Kennon Fleisher (Motion Graphics Lead at Bungie) and animators Adam Schmisek and Ryan Policky.  Prime Artifact animation development courtesy of Kennon Fleisher. Kennon Fleisher writes: "Marathon holds a special place in my heart as it was a game I grew up playing and modding with Forge and Anvil. It's arguably the very thing that got me interested in being a professional creative, so it's pretty amazing to come full circle and work on the re-incarnation of the game."Hardcore Marathoner modders will no doubt be able to track down what Marathon mods Kennon Fleisher released back in the day.   Go Marathon! |
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This Day in Marathon.
Day #530. Jack Harvey (@El_Jackinton), a writer and artist from the United Kingdom, recently played Marathon and guess what happened? Jack explains: The recent re-release of a certain classic FPS trilogy got into my head.  Marathon Marine by Jack Harvey (@El_Jackinton) on x.com. October 30, 2024. So much so in fact that he went on to create a retro-style Marathon poster.  Marathon poster by Jack Harvey (@El_Jackinton) on x.com. October 31, 2024. Jack writes: As is what I believe a tale as old as time, I recently played Bungie's Marathon trilogy and they got in my head in ways I wasn't expecting. They get brought up a lot in regards to the Halo series but they are worlds apart in how they approach their mythology.A tale as old as time reminded me of this image by LocustTheSpawn (@LocustTheSpawn) (aka Keenan Van Richardson).  Embrace the random by LocustTheSpawn (Keenan Van Richardson) on x.com. September 11, 2023 One commentator on this image remarked: They used to hold tournaments here...Dust and echoes... just dust and echoes. |
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This Day in Marathon.
Day #529. It's sketchy Friday. We've got sketches. First up... A nice action sketch by c_Canvas on Marathon Discord.  Marine and S'pht sketch by c_Canvas on Marathon Discord. October 30, 2024. No stranger to Marathon is Lamb (aka Lambda-fallout125). Lamb writes: I wanted to do do some quick doodles of The Iconic Cyborg protagonist of Halo's brother Franchise Marathon.  Marathon Cyborg Doodles by Lamb (aka Lambda-fallout125) on DeviantArt. March 23, 2020. Now some may argue that these are not mere 'sketches', these are Lamb 'doodles' and are finished art! Check out Lamb's sci-fi comic series on DeviantArt. His edgy style would really suit a MIDA inspired comic. After all he did give us the MIDA Mini-Tool Lore Tab adaptation. Some time ago Lamb did a series of Halo Marine Doodles which would not look out of place in NuMarathon today, one helmet in particular!  Halo Marine Doodles by Lamb (aka Lambda-fallout125) on DeviantArt. April 11, 2017. On the subject of NuMarathon, con (@thesqueebdotcom) on X gave us this sketch shortly after the Marathon announcement.  Marathon concept art sketch by con (@thesqueebdotcom) on x.com. May 26, 2023. con wrote: i am excited for marathon, i started playing the first one today and im currently dedicating my life to the loreGood luck with that! At The Library by captainkupo on tumblr. May 25, 2023. It's the Marathon way! Happy sketchy Friday. Stay sketchy. |
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